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DOCKER Python Path

I am new to Docker. 1 Thing is confusing me, when I print the output of which python in Docker, it points towards the system’s python, even though I have mentioned the python3.7 as a base image, so it should be pointing towards image python right?

My docker file is as follows:

FROM python:3.7

RUN which python3
RUN which python3.7
RUN which python

The output is

Sending build context to Docker daemon  2.048kB
Step 1/4 : FROM python:3.7
 ---> 7c891de3e220
Step 2/4 : RUN which python3
 ---> Running in bfcab000b493
/usr/local/bin/python3
Removing intermediate container bfcab000b493
 ---> be30731a0a5a
Step 3/4 : RUN which python3.7
 ---> Running in 144cf28963eb
/usr/local/bin/python3.7
Removing intermediate container 144cf28963eb
 ---> 7434c6aa69cb
Step 4/4 : RUN which python
 ---> Running in 88e3133f4e41
/usr/local/bin/python
Removing intermediate container 88e3133f4e41
 ---> 872bfb66fc7d
Successfully built 872bfb66fc7d
Successfully tagged docker_testing:latest

You can see that it is responding all the python to /usr/bin/pythonx

I want to ask if this is the Docker’s Python that is being used or not, or is it using my system’s Python.

Thanks.

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  1. 0

    No the Docker is fetching python image from the docker image link
    It will not use your system python

    You can see that it is responding all the python to /usr/bin/pythonx
    this is because the docker is creating a separate system for the docker image. and this path is from that system.

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  2. 0

    When you run RUN which python3 that is path in your docker image not your system path, you can try RUN touch /usr/bin/testtesttest and check in your system.

    Data in docker container can storage in your system only when you mount

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